Bruce Boudreau took a risk. It came with a reward. And now he looks like a genius.

The Anaheim Ducks head coach started 20-year-old rookie goaltenderJohn Gibson in Game 4 of this second-round Western Conference playoff series with the L.A. Kings. Gibson, with three NHL regular season starts prior to Saturday, was solid, turning away all 28 shots he faced to post the shutout. Anaheim, thanks to the play of their inexperienced netminder and two quick first-period goals, got the win and has tied the best-of-seven series at 2-2.

Gibson also recorded a shutout in his NHL regular season debut, too. That was back on April 7 against the Vancouver Canucks.

“I think there’s always nerves. I think you’ve just got to control them. Once the first five minutes kind of get out of the way, you kind of start to relax a bit as the game goes on,” Gibson told Brian Engblom of NBCSN immediately after the game.

As a fan, I cant criticize a coach that see’s and speaks with his players daily. If Hiller has lost confidence, then go with the guys that haven’t, rookie or not. Hiller has been letting in some pretty cheesy goals lately. Kudos to the duck for their perseverance. And cmon, the kings had to come down off that emotional san jose series. Funny thing is, and should scare the Queens and everybody else, is that the Ducks aren’t even playing their best hockey